Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

The Department of Correction and Rehabilitation of Puerto Rico (DCRPR) is an executive department of the government of Puerto Rico, headquartered in San Juan. Its purpose is to structure, develop, and coordinate the public policies of Puerto Rico over its correctional system and the rehabilitation of its adult and young population.

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) was created under the Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 9 December 1993. This brings together the Corrections Administration (AC), the Juvenile Institutions Administration (JIA), the Corporation Business Employment and Training (CEAT), The Parole Board (JLBP) and the Office of Pretrial Services (OSAJ).

Its mission is to build, develop and coordinate public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Corrections and rehabilitation of adult and juvenile correctional population.

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is an agile and effective than existing public policy teaches and coordinates the activities and functions among the component organisms; maximizing services, fiscal resources and reducing costs. It also participates actively to combat government corruption by strengthening the Ministry of Audit and Investigations.